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A Rude Awakening with Amy Westervelt

On Today’s show, an interview with investigative award winning climate reporter, Amy Westervelt on her latest piece in the The Guardian entitled, “Exxon Doubles Down On ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims That Yields Few Results”   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/11/exxon-advanced-recycling-plastic-pollution-investigation? Plus Kevin Hunsanger is back on the scene with a few exciting fund drive updates  KPFA is here to provide you with unfiltered news and analysis. Join us in giving ...

A Rude Awakening with Dr Matthew T Huber

On Today’s Fund Drive special, I’ll speak to Dr. Matthew T. Huber on his latest publication, “Climate Crisis as Class War” And, as always, I’ll have our special fund drive guest, Kevin H! Give  Share  Support  https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ or call us at 1-800-439-5732 The post A Rude Awakening with Dr Matthew T Huber appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with The Climate Center

A Rude Awakening with The Climate Center

On today’s show, CA Assembly Bill 2649 has passed the assembly and is moving on to committee In light of that, I’m playing a media briefing put on by sponsors of the bill The Climate Center theclimatecenter.org “Natural carbon removal solutions and California policy” Speakers include Dr. Chelsea Carey, Working Lands Research Director and Principal Soil Ecologist, Point Blue Conservation Science Dr. Catherine Garoupa White, Executive Director, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition Jock Gilchri...

A Rude Awakening with The Oakland Institute Policy Director Frederic Mousseau and Mr. Elhadji Samba Sow

On Today’s show, The Oakland Institute has done it again. This time with a report entitled “DRYING OUT AFRICAN LANDS : Expansion of Large-Scale Agriculture Threatens Access To Water In Africa” https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/large-scale-agriculture-threatens-african-water-access Policy Director Frederic Mousseau will be back with us along with his colleague in Senegal Mr. Elhadji Samba Sow. The post A Rude Awakening with The Oakland Institute Policy Director Frederic Mousseau and Mr. Elhadj...

A Rude Awakening with Tribal Chairman Michael Hunter

HAPPY 73rd BIRTHDAY KPFA! On Today’s show, Tribal Chairman of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians Michael Hunter with an update on the Jackson Demonstration State Forest Places to support and follow Tribal Chairman Michael Hunter Pomo Land Back www.pomolandback.com fb: Michael Hunter https://www.facebook.com/tribalchairman.michaelhunter ig: tribal_chairman https://instagram.com/tribal_chairman?utm_medium=copy_link Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians https://www.coyotevalleytribe.org Hope 4 ...

A Rude Awakening with Jamie Alexander and Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdown

On today’s show, the IPCC has come out with yet another report, this one containing solutions to the climate crisis. I’ll speak to Project Drawdown‘s Jaime Alexander and their Executive Director Jonathan Foley on how those IPCC solutions compare Solutions to the climate crisis will come from the multitudes By Jamie Beck Alexander https://www.greenbiz.com/article/solutions-climate-crisis-will-come-multitudes The post A Rude Awakening with Jamie Alexander and Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdo...

A Rude Awakening with Stacy Malkan, Anne Maina and Francesca de Gasparis

On today’s show, on the heels of a closed congressional hearing questioning USAID’s funding of the Gates Foundation’s AGRA, I’ll speak to U.S. Right to Know co-founder and managing editor Stacy Malkan on her latest publication and a reaction from BIBA’s Anne Maina and SAFCEI’s Francesca de Gasparis.   Gates Foundation agriculture project in Africa flunks review by Stacy Malkan usrtk.org/bill-gates-food-tracker/gates-foundation-agriculture-project-in-africa-flunks-review/? Congress Should Pu...

A Rude Awakening with Maurice Carney, Alex Masci, Supriya Patel and Molly McCoy

On today’s show, I’ll speak to Friends of the Congo Executive Director Maurice Carney on the environmental impacts of mining and now logging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We’ll switch gears and continue a conversation w/ CA Youth vs Big Oil organizers Alex Masci, Supriya Patel and Molly McCoy on the Newsom letter writing campaign and future rallies Send a postcard to Governor Newsom: no more fossil fuels in 2022! Here actionnetwork.org/forms/send-a-postcard-to-gavin-newsom-no-more-...

A Rude Awakening with Timothy A. Wise and Alex Masci

Today, join me in conversation with Timothy A. Wise, Senior Advisor for The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, on what a report requested by donors to Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has revealed about the “green revolution” Read more Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa still failing Africa’s farmers www.iatp.org/documents/alliance-green-revolution-africa-still-failing-africas-farmers Alex Masci of CA Youth Vs Big Oil Is on A Rude Awakening this week and next ...

A Rude Awakening celebrates the life of Thich Nhat Hanh

An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. Today, A Rude Awakening celebrates the life of Thich Nhat Hanh Discover more about Thich Nhat Hanh plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh During this fund drive special, Kevin Hunsanger will be visiting the show with an update on exciting new donor gifts Give. Support. Share. https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ The post A Rude Awakening celebrates the life ...

A Rude Awakening with Devlin Kuyek and Frederic Mousseau

On today’s show, a new report from the Oakland Institute entitled, “Meet the Investors Behind the PHC Oil Palm Plantations in the DRC” exposes the financiers of the perpetual colonization of the DRC. I’ll speak to GRAIN researcher Devlin Kuyek and the Oakland Institutes Policy Director Frederic Mousseau. photo: Juan Fernández The post A Rude Awakening with Devlin Kuyek and Frederic Mousseau appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with Woody Hastings and Dr. Randi Jandt

On today’s show, I’ll speak to energy program manager for The Climate Center Woody Hastings on the latest victory for solar customers and an update on zombie fires this time in Alaska from University of Alaska – Fairbanks fire ecologist Dr. Randi Jandt.   The post A Rude Awakening with Woody Hastings and Dr. Randi Jandt appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with David Solnit, Lu Aya and Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty

On today’s show, It’s all about getting inspired. I’ll speak to movement artists David Solnit a climate justice, global justice, anti-war, arts, and direct action organizer, an author, a puppeteer, trainer and artist with a poet journalist, emcee, vocalist and organizer Lu Aya on how they became inspired to use their gifts to motivate and move the masses. Then I’ll switch gears and speak to Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty about her organization Wholly H2O whollyh2o.org   Further exploration David Sol...

A Rude Awakening with Aman Azhar

Today, I’ll speak with Aman Azhar on North Carolina’s new farm bill speeding the way for Smithfield’s massive Biogas plan for hog farms     READ more at insideclimatenews.org     Photo: A damaged hog farm stands in this aerial photograph taken above Cypress Creek, North Carolina, U.S. by Alex Wroblewski   The post A Rude Awakening with Aman Azhar appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh and Mathias Rittgerott

On Friday’s show, I’ll speak to Palestinian climate activist Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh on the discussing the perseverance of his organization, Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability.  And, I’ll have a conversation with Mathias Rittgerott, Campaigner for the German-based NGO Rettet den Regenwald/Rainforest Rescue on their latest effort to get the United Nations to stop contracting with French-based Bolloré Group in Africa. The post A Rude Awakening with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh and Mathias...

The Climate Center’s Ryan Schleeter – CA’s Latest Billion Dollar Climate Budget

On Friday, I’ll speak to the communications director for climate policy think tank The Climate Center’s Ryan Schleeter on Governor Gavin Newsom’s $22.5 billion climate budget and what that means for California.  We’ll switch gears and speak to Global Forest Coalition’s Simone Lovera on their latest collaborative report entitled: “Gender Justice and Climate Action: A Feminist Analysis of Forest and Climate Policy.” photo: Pixabay The post The Climate Center’s Ryan Schleeter – CA’s Latest Bill...

An Update from The Oakland Institute’s Anuradha Mittal

On today’s show, we’ll get an update from Oakland Institute executive director Anuradha Mittal on their recent reports regarding the conservancies in Northern Kenya, the ongoing forced eviction of the Maasai in Ngorongoro region (please sign the petition) and the victory against the World Bank’s DBR (doing business rating).  We’ll end the show with some intriguing and inspiring audio from a montage put together by the Oakland chapter of Youth vs Apocalypse. The post An Update from The Oakland...

A Rude Awakening with Dr Marty Ralph and Jamie Alexander

On today’s show I’m highlighting a few interviews that contain information that is important as we move into the New Year. First, we’ll hear from Dr. Marty Ralph from Scripps Institution of Oceanography  at University of San Diego talking about mitigating our drought here in the west. And then, a conversation with Jamie Alexander, founding director of Project Drawdown, on the IPCC report from August of 2021 Wishing all of you a healthy and safe New Year! Thank you for listening and supporting...

Living in the Time of Dying – Full Interview with Michael Shaw

It’s the holiday season and that means this episode is a rerun of sorts.  You’ll hear the full interview with Australian-based documentarian Michael Shaw on his piece “Living in the Time of Dying” which you can see for free at livinginthetimeofdying.com and a rerun of my conversation with Oregon State University’s Dr. Steve Strauss on genetically engineered trees.   “Living in the Time of Dying”. A documentary about facing the truth about climate change We live in a time where politicians, pr...

A Rude Awakening with Dr. Steven Strauss and Kevin Hunsanger

This morning on A Rude Awakening, I’ll speak to Professor of Forest Biotechnology at Oregon State University Dr. Steven Strauss on the subject of genetically engineered trees.  Good or bad you decide.  And I’ll have my friend and yours Kevin Hunsanger on the final day of the KPFA fund drive. Give * Support * Share  Call in durning the show 1-800-439-5732 or contribute to community-powered radio on-line secure.kpfa.org/support/ The post A Rude Awakening with Dr. Steven Strauss and Kevin Hunsan...

A Rude Awakening with Michael Shaw

Join me for an interview Australian documentary filmmaker Michael Shaw on  “Living in the Time of Dying”.   And of course, my favorite special guest will be making an appearance during this giving season KPFA Holiday Fund Drive SUPPORT COMMUNITY POWERED RADIO HERE https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ More about Living in the Time of Dying A documentary about facing the truth about climate change We live in a time where politicians, prioritising growth and profit, are in denial of the science of c...

A Rude Awakening with Carey Gillam and Scott Webb

An exclusive conversation with author and investigative reporter Carey Gillam about those nasty PFAS chemicals (also known as forever chemicals) and her latest book “The Monsanto Papers”  read Carey Gillam’s recent article EPA unveils new strategy to address US contamination of ‘forever’ chemicals www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/18/epa-forever-chemicals-new-strategy buy “The Monsanto Papers”  careygillam.com/books and stay tuned we’ll switch gears and get an update on the plight of t...

A Rude Awakening with Isabella Zizi, Alison Ehara-Brown and Chairman Michael Hunter

Success story! I’ll speak to Idle No More leaders Isabella Zizi and Alison Ehara-Brown about their recent, collaborative demo in SF and a re-airing of my interview with Chairman Michael Hunter of the Coyote Valley Pomo in regards to Jackson Demo State Forest. Why? Because the Jackson State Demo Forest is still under threat The post A Rude Awakening with Isabella Zizi, Alison Ehara-Brown and Chairman Michael Hunter appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with Dr. Heidi Pearson and Dr. Ralph Chami

On Today’s show, whale offsets? It was a topic of discussion at COP26. I’ll speak marine biologist & professor at the University of Alaska Southeast Dr. Heidi Pearson and assistant director at the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Ralph Chami to get some of those lingering questions answered. The post A Rude Awakening with Dr. Heidi Pearson and Dr. Ralph Chami appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with Michael Hunter and Timothy A. Wise

On today’s show, Chairman Michael Hunter of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians will further the conversation on the devastation at the Jackson Demonstration State Forest  Places to support and follow Tribal Chairman Michael Hunter  fb: Michael Hunter ig: Tribal Chairman Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians + Hope 4 Natives AND a conversation with The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy‘s Timothy A. Wise on nitrogen fertilizer and the possible cost to the climate. Further reading from...

A Rude Awakening with Tom Wheeler of EPIC and Simone Lovera of Global Forest Coalition

Today, I’ll speak to Tom Wheeler, Executive Director of EPIC (The Environmental Protection Information Center) on logging at Jackson Demonstration State Forest. According to activists and their legal team, the logging is on hold for now but, should it have been happening in the first place? And a new report discusses the harm done to the harm done to the livelihoods of women through the so-called nature based solutions to climate change. I’ll be in conversation with one of the author’s of the...

A Rude Awakening with Gabriel Manyangadze of SAFCEI and Mary Kay Benson

Today, I’ll have a conversation with the Climate Justice Coordinator for the SAFCEI (Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute) Gabriel Manyangadze about the UN loss/damages program established for the Global South that only exists on paper.   And, life-long activist Mary Kay Benson 350 BUTTE COUNTY on today’s Global Day of Action to Defund Climate Chaos and Fossil Fuels. We’ll speak about the Street Mural Action happening in San Francisco today, painting with the ashes of the...

A Rude Awakening Stolen Lives, Stolen Futures with Sunrise Movement, CA Youth vs Big Oil and Youth vs Apocalypse

Today, it’s all about the youth. I’ll speak to Faye Lessler of the Sunrise Movement , Alex Masci of CA Youth vs Big Oil  and Magdalena Myers Dahlkamp of Youth vs Apocalypse and Earth Guardians on upcoming actions leading up to COP26 A few ways you can get involved linktr.ee/marchforstolenlivesandfutures    GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION TO DEFUND CLIMATE CHAOS AND FOSSIL FUELS October 29, 2021 9:00am – 1:00pm PT at 400 Howard St, San Francisco, CA RSVP here  extinctionrebellionsfbay.org/posts/2021/10/d...

A Rude Awakening with Teresa K Miller and Extinction Rebellion

Today I’m in conversation with Teresa K. Miller on her new book Borderline Fortune. Borderline Fortune is a meditation on intangible family inheritance—of unresolved intergenerational conflicts and traumas in particular—set against the backdrop of our planetary inheritance as humans. As species go extinct and glaciers melt, Teresa K. Miller asks what we owe one another and what it means to echo one’s ancestors’ grief and fear. Drawing on her family history, from her great-grandfather’s experi...

A Rude Awakening with Anne Petermann Executive Director,  Global Justice Ecology Project

Today, I’m in conversation with Anne Petermann Executive Director,  Global Justice Ecology Project and Coordinator,  International Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees. We are discussing COP26 and “Hoodwinked in the Hothouse V3: Resist False Solutions to Climate Change”. Get your FREE download to read Hoodwinked in the Hothouse V3 here climatefalsesolutions.org Photo: Langelle/photolangelle.org This is the last day of our KPFA Radio Fall Fund Drive  share, give and support during A R...

A Rude Awakening with Frances Moore Lappé

Diet for a Small Planet helped spark a revolution in how we understand the roots of hunger is celebrating its 50th anniversary on A Rude Awakening Join us for a conversation with activist and author Frances Moor Lappé “Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food, but by a scarcity of democracy.” —Frances Moore Lappé In 1971, Diet for a Small Planet broke new ground, revealing how our everyday acts are a form of power to create health for ourselves and our planet. This extraordinary book first ...

A Rude Awakening with Obi Kaufmann

Naturalist, artist, and Heyday author Obi Kaufmann joins Sabrina Jacobs for an exclusive on his upcoming broadcast with Wade Crowfoot exploring what we can do now to solve California’s pressing environmental crises: https://bit.ly/2ZnM3Ez This is a special event for our Fall Fund Drivet Share, support and give if you can to KPFA your community-powered station https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ The post A Rude Awakening with Obi Kaufmann appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with Obi Kaufmann

Naturalist, artist, and Heyday author Obi Kaufmann joins Sabrina Jacobs for an exclusive on his upcoming broadcast with Wade Crowfoot exploring what we can do now to solve California’s pressing environmental crises: https://bit.ly/2ZnM3Ez This is a special event for our Fall Fund Drivet Share, support and give if you can to KPFA your community-powered station https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ The post A Rude Awakening with Obi Kaufmann appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with Michael Happ, Leah Redwood and Scott Webb

Michael Happ, Policy director for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy discusses US farmers being closed out of climate-friendly conservation programs, Leah Redwood of Extinction Rebellion updates us on the Stop Funding Fossil Fuels action at Wells Fargo HQ and Scott Webb, Policy and Advocacy manager at Turtle Island Restoration Network on recent federally approved ranching at Point Reyes. The post A Rude Awakening with Michael Happ, Leah Redwood and Scott Webb appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening with Dr. Gregory Jenkins and Anne Maina

Extreme climate events in Africa. I’ll have a conversation with climatologist, professor and director of AESEDA Dr. Gregory Jenkins on this blindspot within the climate crisis. Then I’m continuing our conversation on farming and seed laws in Africa with Anne Maina. Anne Maina has been actively working on challenging false solutions being pushed in Africa like Genetically Engineering, the push for a green revolution in Africa, biofuels and carbon markets as a strategy to cope with climate chan...

A Rude Awakening w/ NorCal Resilience Network: Susan Silber, Terilyn Chen & Jessica Bates + Global Forest Coalition Executive Director Simone Lovera

On today’s show, I’ll speak to contributors to the NorCal Resilience Network: Susan Silber, Terilyn Chen and Jessica Bates about how they are creating new environments for all of us to exist and be prepared for anything, AND Global Forest Coalition Executive Director Simone Lovera discussing the corporate take over of the upcoming United Nations Summits. The post A Rude Awakening w/ NorCal Resilience Network: Susan Silber, Terilyn Chen & Jessica Bates + Global Forest Coalition Executive Direc...

A Rude Awakening with Ben Frech of the NGWA and coverage of the recent AGRA Watch webinar

On today’s show, I’ll speak to Ben Frech the Public Relations Manager for the NGWA the National Groundwater Association on our current drought and water conservation Then I’ll play some audio from a recent webinar put on by AGRA Watch a grassroots, Seattle-based program of Community Alliance for Global Justice, that challenges the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s questionable agricultural programs in Africa, including its Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). The post A Rude Aw...

A Rude Awakening with Ben Lilliston + Anuradha Mittal

An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. On today’s show, I’ll speak to Ben Lilliston, Director of Rural Strategies and Climate Change at Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and their response to the IPCC report AND Oakland Institute Executive Director Anuradha Mittal on the eviction of the Indigenous Maasai people of Tanzania. The post A Rude Awakening with Ben Lilliston + Anuradha Mit...

A Rude Awakening w/ Vic Shao and Jamie Alexander

On Today’s show, I’ll be speaking to Founding Director of Project Drawdown Jamie Alexander on the dire implications of the recently released IPCC Report and the much awaited conversation with Vic Shao the founder and CEO of Amply Power The post A Rude Awakening w/ Vic Shao and Jamie Alexander appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening w/ Francesca di Gasparis

On today’s A Rude Awakening Francesca di Gasparis, Executive Director of The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute SAFCEI is discussing the open letter to the Gates Foundation confronting their actions in Africa. #SAFCEI The post A Rude Awakening w/ Francesca di Gasparis appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening SUMMER FUND DRIVE with Detroit Hives

Join us for our last day of KPFA’s SUMMER FUND DRIVE with Detroit Hives The heart of Detroit Hives work can be condensed down to a simple concept: We transform vacant Detroit lots into urban bee farms. We have many great donor gifts today including a Detroit Hives Honey & Candle Combo https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ Fridays at 8am is your go-to, one-stop-shop for information on the climate emergency and environmental justice.  A Rude Awakening wants to keep delivering and urge you and yo...

A Conversation on Climate Extremes with Dr. Heidi Roop

The fires, the floods…an interview with University of Minnesota climate science professor Dr. Heidi Roop on the latest extreme weather patterns that are now hitting the more affluent parts of the world and how to move forward. photo: William Bossen via Unsplash The post A Conversation on Climate Extremes with Dr. Heidi Roop appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening w/ ChargerHelp Inc CEO Kameale C Terry + Detroit Hives: Nicole Lindsey and Timothy Paule

A weekly update on climate change and it’s effects on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. This weeks guests are ChargerHelp Inc CEO Kameale C Terry. Kameale Terry’s company, ChargerHelp Inc., is building out an app that will facilitate on demand electric vehicle charging station maintenance. + I’ll also be in conversation with Nicole Lindsey and Timothy Paule of Detroit Hives a 501c(3) non-profit organization working to create s...

A Rude Awakening w/ Million Belay

On today’s show, I’ll discuss the so-called techno fixes Bill Gates and his minions are pushing in Africa with the General Director for Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Million Belay. Here’s Million Belay’s article in Scientific American:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bill-gates-should-stop-telling-africans-what-kind-of-agriculture-africans-need1/ Learn more afsafrica.org   The post A Rude Awakening w/ Million Belay appeared first on KPFA.

A Rude Awakening w/ Mark Schlosberg of Food and Water Watch + Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa

On Friday’s show I’ll be in conversation w/the senior advisor for Food and Water Watch Mark Schlosberg. We’ll run the gamut of what actions should be taken by the Biden administration and the on the state level the Newsom administration to squelch the fossil fuel industry’s grip on the world, water infrastructure and more. Then, we’ll switch gears and hear a clip about the plight of a Zambian farmer and the forced extinction of heirloom seeds by multinational corporations. Learn more http://...

A Rude Awakening – July 2, 2021

A Rude Awakening w/ Bob Berwyn for Inside Climate News + Oliver Munnion of the Global Forest Initiative

Perspective on the climate emergency from Austrian based journalist Bob Berwyn of Inside Climate News. This discussion includes important information on degrowth read more in Bob Berwyn’s article below. Then listen to my conversation with Oliver Munnion of the Global Forest Initiative on the push to stop the burning of biomass at Pego Power Station in Portugal Is the Controlled Shrinking of Economies a Better Bet to Slow Climate Change Than Unproven Technologies?   The post A Rude Awakening ...

A Rude Awakening – June 25, 2021

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